Anamorphic capture seems to be mis-sized in FCP

Footage I've shot with my anamorphic-lens-fitted Panasonic AG-DVX100A and captured into FCP seems to be the wrong size, even though I make sure the "anamorphic" option is always selected. The underlying QT files end up at 640 x 480, though I think true anamorphic for this camera should be at 720 x 480, should it not? On my Apple 23" cinema display, they look great, but on any other monitor, including my Apple 17" and various PC monitors, the files look like they need to be stretched out horizontally.
The output of my editing in FCP results in similarly compressed (horizontally) files, irrespective of whether I save them as QT movies, AVI files, or mpegs. The "16 x 9 anamorphic" box is always checked for my sequence presets, as it is for my "capture presets," and the boxes in the capture presets area show 720 x 480. In spite of this, everything I capture winds up at 640 x 480. Does anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong here?
Thanks so much for your help.
- Mick Raton

Hi there David,
Thank you for your reply!!
I have just updated it, but my computer specs are as follows:
MacBook Pro, 10.8.4
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 512 MB
I have read through the thread, but it seems as if the problem is not resolved for other users
Best wishes

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